New Delhi: Hemant Nagrale on Wednesday (March 17, 2021) changed Param Bir Singh because the Commissioner of Mumbai Police. The prime cop stated that he’ll regain the glory and pride of the Mumbai Police.
“At present, the Mumbai Police is undergoing turmoil due to some bad instances that have occurred. I won’t comment on the ongoing investigation. We will regain the glory and pride of Mumbai Police,” ANI information company quoted him as saying.Â
Earlier within the day, Home Minister of Maharashtra Anil Deshmukh introduced that Hemant Nagrale has been appointed because the new CP of Mumbai City, whereas Param Bir Singh has been given the accountability of the Home Guards division.
The transfer comes within the wake of the arrest of Mumbai prime cop Sachin Waze, who’s on the focus of a probe by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) within the Scorpio bomb case. The SUV laden with explosives was recovered close to Mukesh Ambani’s home in Mumbai on February 25.
This is to be famous that Nagrale, IPS 1987 Batch Maharashtra Cadre, performed an vital position in the course of the Mumbai 26/11 assaults. He had reportedly recovered a bag containing RDX in south Mumbai, which he had shifted to a safer place.
“During the terror attacks, Nagrale stepped out of his residence on his own in order to help. When he reached the area of Hotel Taj, which had been attacked by the terrorists, he found a bag containing RDX lying nearby. He immediately took it to a safer place and thereby saved several lives,” PTI quoted a police official as saying.
Hemant Nagrale has additionally the President’s Police Medal, Vishesh Seva Padak and Antarik Suraksha Padak.
(With inputs from businesses)